User 1231
Unexpectedly, Rong Yi actually came to him. Li Mantao didn't know what expression to make for a moment, and could only watch Rong Yi walk towards him step by step.
"Rongyi, you're here at the right time. We were discussing Taotao." Kong Zhong didn't notice that the atmosphere between the two was wrong. He wanted to put his hand on Rongyi's shoulder as a good brother, but as soon as he raised his hand, Wan Shanlin held it tightly.
Rong Yi glanced at the two of them, then turned his head away calmly. He gently ruffled Li Mantao's hair and whispered, "Didn't you have breakfast? Go eat first."
Only after he reminded him did Li Mantao suddenly realize that his stomach was burning.
Li Mi also said: "It's getting late, it's time to eat. I know there's a restaurant nearby with excellent chefs. Why don't we go have a meal together?"
On the way to the restaurant, Li Mantao kept sticking to Li Mi, avoiding talking to Rong Yi. Even Li Mi noticed something was wrong and quietly asked him, "What's wrong?"
Li Mantao couldn't possibly say that he and Rong Yi almost kissed, so he said nonchalantly, "What happened?"
"What happened between you and Rong Yi?"
"I'm here, I'm starving." Li Mantao rushed into the restaurant and found a big table to sit down.
Li Mi looked at him speechlessly, then glanced at Rong Yi. Seeing that Rong Yi was staring at Li Mantao without blinking, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
There's definitely something wrong with these two.
This restaurant serves food very quickly. Li Mantao was not in the mood to eat at first, but when he smelled the delicious food, he couldn't help but devour it.
Kong Zhong and Wan Shanlin sat on his left, eating and chatting. Li Mi sat on his right, browsing posts, while Rong Yi sat directly opposite him, also seemingly looking at his phone.
Li Mantao scooped a spoonful of shredded pork with fish flavor and continued to eat.
"Hey, the person who posted this morning came out to apologize." Li Mi handed the phone to Li Mantao and said in surprise.
Li Mantao widened his eyes, swallowed the food in his mouth with force, took out his cell phone and saw that it was true.
The poster who had been so confident in the morning now apologized humbly as if he had been taught a lesson, saying that he couldn't stand Li Mantao's popularity, so he searched for a few pictures and started making up rumors and distorting the truth, hoping to get Li Mantao's forgiveness.
"Brother Zhong, did you do this?" Li Mantao looked at Kong Zhong excitedly.
"Huh? So fast?" Kong Zhong looked at his phone and said, "I think so, but I haven't received a reply yet? Never mind, you can start a live broadcast later and I will explain it to you."
Li Mantao nodded and ate faster, not noticing that Rong Yi's eyes suddenly darkened.
After dinner, several people went to Rong Yi's house together. Li Mantao sent a notice to start the broadcast, took a deep breath, and clicked to start the broadcast.
The audience quickly poured into the live broadcast room. Some came to stir up trouble and curse people, while there were also many IDs that were familiar to Li Mantao, speaking up for him.
Li Mantao pursed his lips and turned on the camera.
"Hello everyone, I am running away slowly."
"There are some things that need to be clarified regarding this broadcast..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the barrage of comments suddenly surged. Someone flooded the screen with a long string of comments, each word full of sarcasm and undisguised malice. Li Mantao's words were choked in his throat.
He stared at the text, his mouth open but no sound came out. Suddenly, a message crossed the screen, drawing his attention.
[The stars are shining brightly for you! User 1231 has scattered stars all over the sky in the livestream of anchor Manmantao. Come and watch!]
Familiar special effects bloomed on the live broadcast interface. Li Mantao's eyes welled up and he whispered, "Thank you 1231 for the reward, Mantianxingchen... Thank you."
[User 1231: Don’t be afraid, I believe in you]
"Hmm..." Li Mantao nodded slightly.
He put screenshots of those posts on the live broadcast page, enlarged several controversial photos, and explained his relationship with the people in the photos one by one.
The number of viewers for the livestream gradually increased, with more and more people expressing their support. Those who had initially mocked him disappeared for some reason, but fortunately, the atmosphere in the comments became slightly more relaxed. Li Mantao breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally no longer weighing on him.
When talking about Kong Zhong, another handsome man appeared in the live broadcast screen, showing a charming smile to the camera, "Hello, babies, do you remember me?"
When the commentators heard this familiar voice, they immediately thought of the roommate who did not show his face when Li Mantao first started broadcasting.
[Rumored boyfriend is also handsome yoo]
[It’s not impossible to eat it]
Seeing the gradually stabilizing barrage suddenly change direction, Li Mantao hurriedly clarified: "We are not in that kind of relationship!"
Kong Zhong was still admiring his own face in the live broadcast. Li Mantao's mouth twitched, and he angrily reached out and pinched Kong Zhong's arm, "Speak!"
"Ahem," Kong Zhong covered his injured arm and finally spoke, "Those posts are nonsense. Taotao and I have a pure brotherly relationship. Before, I wanted to deal with my difficult ex-boyfriend, so I asked Taotao to help me pretend to be my boyfriend, so some people in school misunderstood that we were a couple."
He blew a kiss to the camera and said with a smile, "I hope you guys will stop spreading rumors about my relationship with Taotao. My current boyfriend will be jealous."
Li Mantao got goose bumps all over his body because of his oiliness. He was afraid that the audience would be scared away, so he threw the ball to the ground and pushed Kong Zhong away.
The rumors in the post were almost clarified. Li Mantao paused and looked back.
Li Mi left for something, and Kong Zhong was pulled into the living room by Wan Shanlin to talk. Only Rong Yi was left leaning against the door looking at his phone, as if he was oblivious to what was happening outside.
Li Mantao lowered his eyes, said nothing more, and ended the broadcast.
After closing all the web pages and turning off the computer, Li Mantao stared at the computer with a blank look in his eyes. After a short shutdown animation, the screen turned pitch black, reflecting Li Mantao's dazed face and... Rong Yi who stood silently behind him.
Li Mantao was startled and turned around in panic to look at Rong Yi.
"What's wrong? You're so scared." Rong Yi looked at him for a moment, then smiled faintly. Without waiting for Li Mantao to answer, he continued, "Don't worry, I already know who's behind this."
"What?" Hearing this, Li Mantao ignored the awkwardness in his heart and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
"Miris people."
Wuris people?
This strange name sounded familiar. Before Li Mantao could remember it, Rong Yi had already given the answer.
"He's currently ranked second in the event you participated in," Rong Yi said gravely. "If this incident isn't handled promptly, the officials will remove you from the competition according to the rules, and then all the prize money will be his."
The event rules do state that if any participant engages in inappropriate behavior or other actions that would damage the reputation of the event, the official has the right to disqualify them.
Li Mantao frowned. If public opinion got out of control this time, he would be nailed to the pillar of shame for having affairs. The authorities would definitely not allow a person with moral flaws to receive such a high bonus.
Rong Yi lowered her eyes and stared at the young man she had coveted for a long time. Seeing the young man lost in thought, confusion appeared on his pretty face. She didn't understand why someone would frame others for a small bonus.
He reached out his hand and gently placed it on the boy's soft hair. Feeling the body stiffen for a moment under his palm, he said softly, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Li Mantao raised his head, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
How to deal with it? Rong Yi is just an ordinary student. At best, he made some money by cosplaying. But when encountering such a thing, he has no evidence and can only suffer in silence.
But looking at Rong Yi's determined eyes, Li Mantao swallowed what was in his heart, pursed his lips and nodded.
During dinner, Li Mantao rehearsed in his mind for a long time before finally speaking: "Brother, last night... I didn't do that because I thought you were disgusting. I might have..."
Before he could finish his words, Rong Yi interrupted him, "I know."
"ah?"
Rong Yi picked up a piece of food for him with chopsticks and smiled faintly, "We are such good brothers, how could you possibly disgust me?"
"Yeah... yeah, I just remembered some uncomfortable images." Li Mantao paused. "Brother, I've thought about it for a long time, and I still think we should just stop hyping up the couple. No matter how I think about it, I feel like this is deceiving the fans. Besides, your fans probably don't like you being with a boy all the time. If they really misunderstand that you like boys, it will probably affect your work."
Li Mantao finished speaking, lowering his head in shame. After all, they had only collaborated on a live broadcast to hype up their relationship, so he had broken his promise and made a profit.
I thought Rong Yi would be angry, or at least say something to him, but the man opposite was silent for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
"Okay, if this makes Manman happier."
Li Mantao looked up at Rong Yi's expression and saw that she didn't look angry, so he felt relieved. "Rong Yi, thank you."
"Why thank me? It's my duty." Rong Yi's lips curled up slightly, "Aren't we good brothers?"
After dinner, Li Mantao lay on the bed, thinking nothing of himself, with his cell phone thrown aside.
Recently, he doesn't want to surf the Internet anymore.
I lay down for a while and was just about to practice some CET-4 exam questions when my cell phone rang.
Li Mantao threw away the test paper, picked up his cell phone and saw that it was Li Mi calling him.
"Hello? Senpai, what's wrong?"
"Tao! Have you watched Wulis's live stream? He's apologizing to you live right now! Damn, it turns out he was the one who messed things up. He draws well, but I didn't expect his character to be so bad."
Li Mantao was stunned. "He apologized to me live?"
"Yeah, public opinion has turned around! No one should dare to throw dirty water at you now. Hey, do you know why he suddenly came out to apologize?"
Could it be...
"I... should know."
Ignoring the urging from the other end of the phone, Li Mantao hung up the phone and knocked on Rong Yi's door.
Rong Yi opened the door and said without much surprise, "Come in."
Li Mantao heard a voice coming from the computer on the desk, walked over, and it was indeed a live broadcast from Wurisi.
"Slowly escape. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spread rumors and led netizens to cyberbully you. I'm sorry."
In the picture, the Wuris people had gloomy faces and kept repeating this apology.
Li Mantao was startled by his expression and looked at Rong Yi, "Brother, were you the one who asked him to apologize live?"
Rong Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say whether it was true or not. He just said, "The live broadcast isn't popular enough..."
He clicked on the gift interface, skillfully checked "Sky Full of Stars", and clicked to reward.
"Bang!"
The familiar special effects exploded, and what was even more eye-catching than the special effects was the ID of the person who gave the tip.
User 1231? !
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